Resins and process for their preparation



-Patented Dec. 9, 1941 Kenneth G. hughlin Baton House, In

andSimpIon .lllllnors to nsumei-r sumnm% Development Company, a corporation of Delaware No Drawing.

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insoluble, rubbery plastic It has now been found that by trol or reaction conditions, valuable soluble resins of light color and high melting point are obtained. These resins are solid, brittle products having softening points above in tung oil,

the proper conresins from the soluble reaction products.

The following examples illustrate suitable methods for the preparation oi'improved resins by the process or this invention.

Example 1 A petroleum fraction boiling irom 248 F. to 383 F. andcon nine carbon atoms per molecule was obtained b fractionation oi virgin Anahuac-Tomball crude Inspections or this traction show:

A. P. I. zravity 47.7, Aniline point ..P.. 114 Refractive index Nail/D 1.4394

This traction was obtained as a 'side-stream from a crude distillation unit. Noiurther treatment was employed.

.This fraction contained about 26 to 30% of aromatic hydrocarbons. It wa mixed with about 4 mols oi ethylene dichloride (6103265101) per mol oi aromatic hydrocarbons in the petroleum fraction. Three percent by weight (based on Applied, 0n January Serial No.

s 0mm. (crest-z) mun chloride was thendded was heated with stirring in a'closed vessel under I The residue from this was treated with ethylene dichloride in the presthe aromatic hydrocarbons) of anhydrous alumill ting was continued for some time resinous solid precipitated from the solution.

Heating 01 the total reaction mixture under reflux was continued for about 45 minutes after order to hydrolyze the aluminum chloride and to hold the aluminum salts in solution in the water layer.

effective for this purpose).

was then distilled to remove the excess ethylene dichloride and unreacted hydrocarbons. The distillation'was' continued at atmospheric pressure F. and was then to a temperature oi about 300 continued at a vacuum of from to a temperature 4 to 6 mm. absoof about 425 F.- distillation brittle, light-colored resin and yield of 15 to 20% by weight petroleum traction.

Thisresin had a melting point of 187 1''. and a li ht red color (R on the Basin scale). It was transparent to light.

Example A petroleum fraction oi similar boiling range to that used in Examplel was obtained bydistillation oi. Virgin Conroe-Racooon Bend crude (about 100 minutes) a about 2 to 5 carbon atoms per molecule.

reaction mixture in the same manner described above has a much darker color than that obtained "in the above examples. The continuance of the heating operation, preferably for about to 45 minutes or 1 hour,'after the appearance of this precipitate improves the color and quality of the soluble resin, without materially impairing the yield.

It is offered in explanation of the improvee, ments obtained by this process that the. resinous precipitate absorbs the color bodies from the ethylene dichloride and aluminum chloride under soluble resin. or that the color bodies are preferentially polymerized-to an insoluble form. In any case. the yield of the improved resinobtained by this process. is substantially equal to the ylel of the darker colored resins.

While the above examples illustrate suitable methods for carrying out the process of this invention, it is not limited to the specific conditions used therein. as variations in the nature of the reagents, catalysts and conditions are within the scope ofthis invention. Other aromatic hydrocarbons, such as toluene, xylene, aromatic crudes, and particularly distillate fractions thereof boiling above about 2121. and up to 600 1'. may also be used in place of the petroleum fractions in the above examples. The petroleum fractions mayv also'be subjected to solvent extraction in order to secure concentrates of the aromatic hydrocarbons present therein and these solvent extracts may be used in the preparation of resins by the process of this invention. Similarly, petroleum fractions may be increased in aromatic somewhat similar conditions.

This invention is not to be limited to any examples or theoretical explanations, all of which are presented herein solely ior purpose of illustration, but is limited only by the following claims in which itis desired to claim all novelty petroleum fraction comprises a distillate fraction boiling between about 212 and 000' 1"" of a virgin aromatic petroleum;

content by catalytic reforming or by destructive hydrogenation, especially by hydro-forming, and the resulting products used in the preparation of resins by the process of this invention.

Other alkyl dihalides may be used in place of ethylene dichloride. These alkyl dihalides are preferably saturated, have a halogen connected to each end of the carbon chain and contain molal ratio of the alkyl dihalide to aromatics should be above about 8, and is preferably 4 or more. The use of smaller proportions of alkyl" matic hydrocarbons is also desirable. The procesa'of this invention maybe conducted with the metal halide catalyst ordinarily used in the 2. Process according to claims in which said albl dihalide is a saturated alhl dichloride of about 2 to 5 carbon atoms per molecule.

3. Process for preparing resins comprising bringing an aromatic petroleum distillate boiling above about 212 F. into reaction with at least 3'mols of an .alwl dihalide per mol of aromatic hydrocarbon in said petroleum fraction, in "the presence of about 1 to 5% by weight of aluminum chloride, based on said aromatic hydrocarbons,

and heating the resulting mixture under reflux until a precipitate appears and for a substantial time but not more than about 1 hour thereafter,

separating said precipitate from the liquid 'rereaction' mixture is heated for about 30 to 45 The.

Friedel-Crafts synthesis, .such as I'eCh, ZnCh.

desirable. The unreacted alkyldihalideinsuch cases also actsas a diluent and a solventifor the desired reainousproducts. The unreacted alkyl.

dihalide may be recovered byfractionation.

These resins are hard, brittle,.soluble resins which are valuable in the preparation of surface coating compositiom such as paints-and varminutes after the appearance of a resinous precipitate and a resin of light color is separated having a melting point above about 1"., solu- Die in vegetable oils, esters, ketones, and hydrocarbon solvents; insoluble in alcohol, ether, and water, and prepared by the process of claim 8.

I 6. Improved hard, brittle, light-colored resin having a melting point above about 150 F., soluble in vegetable oils. esters, ketones, and hydrocarbon solvents; insoluble in alcohol. ether, and water. and prepared by the process of claim 5.

'1. Process according to claim 3 in which said alkyl dihalide ispethylene dichloride.

prising bringing an aromatic petroleum fraction boiling within the approximate limits of 212 and 600 1''. into reaction with atleast 3 mols of an alkyl dihalide per mol of aromatic hydrocarbons in said petroleum fraction, in the pruence'of about 1 to 5% by weight, based on said aromatic hydrocarbons, .of a metal halide catalyst suitable for use in the Friedel-Crafts synthesis, at a" re-.- action temperature of about to 200 I with evolution of hydrogen chloride, holding the resulting mixture of reagents and catalyst at laid reaction temperature for a suilicient time to form a solution containing dissolved therein a hard, brittle resin and then separating the said dis.- solved resin the said solution.

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